Fresh
Mike Leigh goes spelunking in search of the English soul, finds gold.
John Anderson, Newsday
Overview
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Rotten
For close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed, mostly inarticulate, hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
An unsentimental, but nevertheless touching and sincere, reflection on the meaning of family and the fragility of love.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The film feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
Leigh makes these lives count. And he allows a gawky actor like Spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
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